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Dianne Wiest

Actor · 51 credits · 39 in highly-rated films

Best known for Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Frequent collaborators: Nicole Kidman, Mia Farrow

Movies (51 total, ranked by score)

  1. I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

    1982 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)

    Drama

    31

  2. Bright Lights, Big City

    1988 · ★ 5.7 (144 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    32

  3. Not Afraid, Not Afraid

    2001

    Drama

    33

  4. September

    1987 · ★ 6.2 (209 votes)

    Drama

    34

  5. Independence Day

    1983 · ★ 5.9 (11 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    35

  6. Zalmen, or The Madness of God

    1975

    Drama

    36

  7. Out of Our Fathers' House

    1978

    Drama, TV Movie

    37

  8. Cookie

    1989 · ★ 5.6 (27 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    38

  9. Category 6: Day of Destruction

    2004 · ★ 6.3 (83 votes)

    Action, Thriller, TV Movie

    39

  10. The Humbling

    2014 · ★ 5.1 (155 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    40

  11. Cops & Robbersons

    1994 · ★ 5.1 (121 votes)

    Comedy, Thriller, Crime

    41

  12. Thank You, Doctor Rey

    2003 · ★ 5.5 (8 votes)

    Comedy

    42

  13. The Blackwater Lightship

    2004 · ★ 5.9 (13 votes)

    Drama

    43

  14. The Face of Rage

    1983 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    44

  15. The Scout

    1994 · ★ 5.2 (117 votes)

    Comedy

    45

  16. Practical Magic 2

    2026

    Romance, Fantasy, Comedy

    46

  17. Closing Night

    2026

    Thriller

    47

  18. Scene Partners

    2023

    48

  19. Rasheeda Speaking

    2015

    49

  20. Non Compos Mentis

    —

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    50

  21. This Old Love of Mine

    —

    Drama

    51

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.